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Action taken by SEAFDEC on sea turtle research and conservation activities (1992-2003)
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
The First SEAFDEC Workshop on Marine Turtle Research and Conservation was held in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia from 15-18 January 1996. The workshop was attended by participants from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, ...
Malaysia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Malaysia lies in the tropics within latitudes 1°-8°N and longitudes 100°-119°E and consists of Peninsular Malaysia, and the states of Sabah and Sarawak. Peninsular Malaysia is bounded by seas on all sides, except in the ...
Thailand
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Thailand is located in the middle of the Indochinese Peninsula, between latitudes 5°27' and 20°27’N and longitudes 97°22' and 105°37’E. The Kingdom’s total area is 513,115 square kilometers, of which some 84 percent falls ...
Vietnam
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
The seawater of Vietnam is recognized as a critical habitat for the sea turtles in the world. There are only 5 species of sea turtles , namely greens, hawksbill, olive ridley, loggerhead and leatherback turtles found in ...
Marine turtle management, conservation and protection programme in Malaysia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1999)
Malaysia has since long been involved in turtle management, conservation and protection. Turtle survival in Malaysia is being threatened by among others, commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, fisheries interaction ...
Conservation and Enhancement of Sea Turtles in the Southeast Asian Region
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Southeast Asian countries have accorded great concern to the conservation and enhancement of sea turtles , both from the environmental and marine biodiversity point of view. These countries produce six of the seven living ...
Indonesia
(Marine Fishery Resources Development and Management Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2004)
Indonesia is an archipelago country and its 17,500 islands and 81,000 km of total coastlines offer excellent habitat for sea turtles . Out of the seven species o f sea turtles in the world, six species have been identified ...